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<h2><a name="#top">Data</a></h2>

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<p>The attributes window is used to load/edit data to represent on the map. The following
 features are available:
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<li>Data can be created/edited directly inside the table cells.</li>
<li>Data can be sorted by columns by clicking the column header.</li>
<li><i>Insert column</i> button creates new columns.</li>
<li><i>Delete column</i> button removes the current column.</li>
<li><i>Insert row</i> button creates a new row.</li>
<li><i>Delete row</i> button removes the current row.</li>
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<p><b>Popup menu</b>
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<br>The <i>Data</i> branch opens a popmenu with following commands:
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	<li>New: create new data and deletes the content of attributes window.</li>
	<li>Open: opens an existing set of data. TMap Designer can load data in 
	its native format (.att) as well as import attributes from dbase (.dbf), Excel (.xls),
	flat files (*.txt) & MS Access (*.mdb).</li>
	<li>Edit: enters or leaves the point cartographic display edit mode.</li>
	<li>Save: saves data in the TMap Designer native format (.att).</li>		
	<li>Save as: saves a copy of the current set of data under a new name.</li>	
	<li>Import wizard: opens a step by step wizard to guide users with importing data from 
	virtually any data source.</li>	
	<li>Create point entry structure: erases the current data and creates X, Y, description and size columns to input point entry data.</li>	
	<li>Create & populate with Join ID: erases the current data and populates the data window with join ID (polygon) names.</li>			
	<li>Print: print the attributes.</li>
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<p><b>Edit mode</b></p>
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<br>The Edit mode is used for editing point cartographic display entries:<br>
<img src="../img/toolbar/point_entry_off.gif">&nbsp;<u>Point entry with description popup</u>: every user click creates a point entry where the point cartographic display 
shows a symbol. A popup window asks for a point description. The point coordinates and description are inserted in the data window.<br>
<img src="../img/toolbar/point_entry_off.gif">&nbsp;<u>Point entry without description popup</u>: every user click creates a point entry where the point cartographic display 
shows a symbol. The point coordinates are inserted in the data window.<br>
<img src="../img/toolbar/ic3_selectnom_off.gif">&nbsp;<u>Select using cartographic point name</u>: shows a window containing the list of point names. The points selected in this window
 are selected on the map.<br>

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